Before reading this
article, the reader should read Four Beasts
Out of The Sea to understand the three
beasts—the Lion, the Leopard, and the Bear—and
how they relate to the Ten-Horned Beast, which
is the fourth beast out of the sea. It is true
that the term “beast” is used in reference to
the leader of the Ten-Horned Beast, and to the
Ten-Horned Beast in particular. In the following
discussion of the little horn, it is in
reference to the Antichrist himself, who is
depicted as a beast also. This is common
throughout Scripture to alternate the word beast between
the leader and the empire itself. This is done
because of the inseparable ties between the king
and the kingdom. The kingdom is not a kingdom
without the king, and the king is not a king
without the kingdom. The Little Horn
in the following Scriptures is the Antichrist.
This should be obvious because of the
description in verse 7 of the horn having eyes
like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking
great things. Verse 11 reiterates the great
words that the horn spoke. Please note in verse
8 that he is described as a little horn, but in
verse 11, the descriptive adjective “little” has
been dropped. Since horn means strength, his
little strength quickly changes into a horn that
is stronger than his peers, as he quickly plucks
up three of the previous horns by the roots.
This means that he usurps their power and
authority. When Antichrist first comes out and
reveals himself, he will have very little power
and strength, but this strength quickly
snowballs because of his previous fame as leader
of the most powerful nation on earth. He does
not stay a little horn for long after his
revelation. The world will be astonished that he
is still alive after all of these years, and he
will be catapulted into power. (Dan 7:8 KJV) I considered the
horns, and, behold, there came up among them
another little horn, before whom there were
three of the first horns plucked up by the
roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes
like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking
great things. (Dan 7:11 KJV) I beheld then
because of the voice of the great words which
the horn spake: I beheld even till the beast
was slain, and his body destroyed, and given
to the burning flame. It is well
known by Bible scholars that the little horn in
these two verses of Scripture is the Antichrist
who will head up the Ten-Horned Beast. According
to Keil and Delitzsch, “The eye and the mouth
suggest a human being as being represented by
the horn. Eyes and the seeing with eyes are the
symbols of insight, circumspection, prudence.
The king will thus excel the others in point of
wisdom and circumspection. But why the eyes of a
man? Certainly this is not merely to indicate to
the reader that the horn signified a man. This
is already distinctly enough shown by the fact
that eyes, a mouth, and speech were attributed
to it. The eyes of a man were not attributed to
it in opposition to a beast, but in opposition
to a higher celestial being, for whom the ruler
denoted by the horn might be mistaken on account
of the terribleness of his rule and government.”
The higher
celestial being mentioned by Keil and Delitzsch
is in reference to Satan. Antichrist is not
Satan, but he will be indwelled by Satan for the
last half of the tribulation period. Antichrist
will receive his power and authority from Satan,
but he will be a mere man. This is the meaning
of 666, since 666 is “the number of man”. Man
was created on the sixth day of the week, so his
number is 666, a triune being of spirit, soul,
and body. In the middle
of the tribulation period when Antichrist is
indwelled by Satan, he will enter the temple in
Jerusalem and proclaim to be god, but he will
still be mere man—even though indwelled and
empowered by Satan. As 666, he falls one short
of the divinely perfect number 777. Antichrist
is mere man—666—while Jesus Christ is fully
God—777. The idea that
the name of Antichrist must add up to 666 is the
product of man’s imagination, and has no
Biblical basis. The Scriptures for 666 in
both the KJV and the NIV are as follows: (Rev 13:16 KJV) And he causeth
all, both small and great, rich and poor, free
and bond, to receive a mark in their right
hand, or in their foreheads:(Rev 13:17 KJV) And that no man
might buy or sell, save he that had the mark,
or the name of the beast, or the number of his
name.(Rev 13:18 KJV) Here is wisdom.
Let him that hath understanding count the
number of the beast: for it is the number of a
man; and his number is Six hundred threescore
and six. Please note
that the mark is the "name" of the beast or the
"number of his name". The name symbolizes a
person's authority or character. For example,
when the Scriptures tell us to pray in the name
of Jesus, it means that we are to pray in his
power and his authority. Ending our prayers "In
Jesus Name" is not praying in the power and
authority of Jesus Christ. We pray in the Name
of Jesus when we crucify the old flesh nature
and allow His Character and His Authority to be
manifested in our lives. The name of
Antichrist is the same. The mark of Antichrist
is the symbol of his power and authority. The
mark is the universal bar code, which is not a
number but a series of marks or etchings.
However, these etchings can be computed or
counted as numbers. The scanners read these
etchings and print out a number. Therefore, the
mark is a number, and it is the symbol of his
power and authority. Every bar code has three
etchings that can be read by the naked eye as
666. However, the computer scanner reads these
etchings as delimiters for reading the data. Consequently,
every bar code mark contains three sixes, and
these three sixes symbolize the power and
authority of Antichrist. To grasp this in a
simple straightforward manner, simply insert the
word "authority" in the place of name in the
above Scriptures, and you have the meaning of
the verse: (Rev 13:16 NIV) He also forced
everyone, small and great, rich and poor, free
and slave, to receive a mark on his right hand
or on his forehead,(Rev 13:17 NIV) so that no one
could buy or sell unless he had the mark,
which is the AUTHORITY of the beast or the
number of his AUTHORITY.(Rev 13:18 NIV) This calls for
wisdom. If anyone has insight, let him
calculate the number of the beast, for it is
man's number. His number is 666. The number 666
is man's number and it represents the power and
authority of Antichrist. It is this mark with
the number 666 in it that allows Antichrist to
have authority over the masses. It will be used
to coerce people into worshipping him. Without
it he would not be able to force so many people
to worship him.There is
nothing in this passage that states that the
letters of his name must somehow add up to equal
666. Do we use Greek letters, English letters or
Gaelic letters? What base do we use? Do we
include first, middle and last names; first,
middle initial, and last; first and last; first;
or just the last. I have seen literally hundreds
of methods used by researchers trying to get
certain leaders names to add up to 666. Someone
even said that Ronald Wilson Reagan was
Antichrist because his name added up to 666
(i.e., it had six letters in each of his names).
It is chasing the wind to attempt to identify
Antichrist in such manner. God provided a
detailed biography of Antichrist that makes his
identity unmistakeable.(Dan 7:11 KJV) I beheld then
because of the voice of the great words which
the horn spake: I beheld even till the beast
was slain, and his body destroyed, and given
to the burning flame.The voice of
the Antichrist will continue to speak great
words until he is slain by Jesus Christ and his
body destroyed and given to the burning flame.
The statement that the beast is slain and his
body destroyed by being cast into the Lake of
Fire is confirmed in the following Scripture:(Rev 19:20 KJV) And the beast was
taken, and with him the false prophet that
wrought miracles before him, with which he
deceived them that had received the mark of
the beast, and them that worshipped his image.
These both were cast alive into a lake of fire
burning with brimstone.Daniel also
states in this verse that he continued to
contemplate the vision of the four beasts until
the beast was slain. The use of the term beast
here is in reference to the man who is slain. It
is most interesting that the word for beast in
verse 11 above comes from the following root
word:2421. chayah,
khaw-yaw'; a prim. root [comp. H2331, H2424]; to
live whether lit. or fig.; causat, to revive:--keep
(leave, make) alive, X certainly, give
(promise) life, (let, suffer to) live, nourish
up, preserve (alive), quicken, recover,
repair, restore (to life), revive, (X God)
save (alive, life, lives), X surely, be whole.Please note in
particular the emboldened words above. This is
exactly what happened to Antichrist. He appeared
to suffer a mortal head wound, but he was
revived, quickened, preserved alive, saved
alive, or restored to life, to the astonishment
of the people when he is revealed. The secret
has been kept for over 40 years and is now about
to be revealed to the world in accordance with
the following Scripture:(Rev 13:3 KJV) And I saw one of his
heads as it were wounded to death; and his
deadly wound was healed: and all the world
wondered after the beast. Antichrist
first takes over the kingdom that he once
reigned over, but he quickly merges it with the
kingdom that is described as the Ten-Horned
Beast. This is a unifying of America and the
European Union under the leadership of
Antichrist. It will be a most powerful union
with power and influence over the world. As
described in The Four Beasts Out of the Sea, the
Ten-Horned Beast will trample down both the
Leopard (i.e., Egypt) and the Bear (i.e.,
Russia) during the first half of the tribulation
period. The trampling down of Egypt is described
in my article: The Burden of Egypt.
The trampling down of Russia is described in
Ezekiel 38 and 39. There are numerous books on
the destruction of the Bear by God, who will
utilize the Ten-Horned Beast to do His bidding.The Little Horn of
Daniel 8The Little Horn
of Daniel 8 does not literally refer to the
Antichrist, but it literally describes the
desecration of the Temple by Antiochus
Epiphanes. Antiochus' desecration of the temple
was to last 2,300 evenings and mornings before
its cleansing (8:14). Some have thought this as
2300 days, but it is preferable to interpret
this as 2300 evening and morning sacrifices,
which would be 1150 days. It was the sacrifices
that were interrupted when Antiochus offered a
sow on the alter on December 16, 167 B.C. Judas
Maccabeus restored the temple and refurbished it
in late 164 and on into 163 B.C. when all the
Jewish sacrifices were fully restored and
religious independence gained for Judah. If the
2300 evenings and mornings referred to 2300
days, then the time period would have lasted
from Antiochus’ incursion into Jerusalem in 170
B.C. until the restoration of the temple in late
164 B.C. by Judas Maccabeus. The 1150 days is
most likely the correct interpretation.Even though the
Little Horn of Daniel 8 literally refers to
Antiochus Epiphanes, he definitely typifies the
coming of Antichrist to desecrate the temple in
the near future. The Little Horn of Daniel 8 has
already been literally fulfilled in Antiochus,
but there is yet a prophetic fulfillment in the
individual called Antichrist.Antiochus
teaches us that (1) Antichrist will achieve
great power by subduing others (v. 24). (2) He
will rise to power by promising false security
to the world and Israel (v. 25). (3) He will be
very intelligent and persuasive (v. 23). (4) He
will be controlled or empowered by another
(i.e., Satan) (v. 24). (5) He will subjugate
Israel as its adversary and authority (vv.
24-25). (6) He will oppose the Prince of
Princes, or the Lord Jesus Christ (v. 25).(7)
His rule will be terminated by supernatural
divine judgment (v. 25). Consequently,
we see that Antiochus Epiphanes was the literal
fulfillment of the Little Horn of Daniel 8, but
Antichrist is the type of the Little Horn in
Daniel 8.Antichrist will
achieve great power by taking over the helm of
New Babylon (i.e., the USA) by casting away our
Constitution and national sovereignty. He will
then link the new dictatorial government of
America with the European Union (i.e., the
Ten-Horn Beast). There are currently 27 members
of the European Union (EU), but there are only
13 members of the group called Schengen. This
group utilizes the Euro as currency and the
members of these 13 countries are not required
to show a passport when traveling from one
country to another. Schengen may very well be
the group of the European Union that will be
reduced to 10 in the turmoil that brings about
the reappearance and rise of Antichrist to
power. Antichrist is the 11th horn that comes up
among the other horns of the EU. He will subdue
three of the horns by taking away their power
and authority. The empire of Antichrist will
consist of ten nations of the European Union and
the United States. It is the union of America
and the EU that will be so powerful that no
country in the world will be able to fight
against it for a period of time. Even Russia
will be conquered militarily with the
fulfillment of Ezekiel 38 and 39. Then at the
end of the seven year tribulation period, China
and the kings from the East will come against
Antichrist and totally destroy America or
Babylon the Great, as this destruction has been
ordained by God.Antichrist is
the beast in the following verse:Rev 17:11
(KJV) And the beast that was, and is not,
even he is the eighth, and is of the seven,
and goeth into perdition.This is perhaps
the most revealing verse for identifying the
Antichrist. This verse tells us that Antichrist
will be the leader of the eighth world power,
the revived Roman Empire. The ten toes of iron
and clay mentioned in Daniel 2:42-43 represent
the empire of Antichrist. This means that he
will be the leader of the Ten-Horned Beast,
which will almost certainly arise from the
European Union. This is also the Ten-Horned
Beast mentioned in Revelation 13:1 and Daniel 7.
The most
intriguing part of this verse is that the
Antichrist is also of the seventh power. The
seventh power is Babylon the Great, which is the
United States of America. This means that
Antichrist will have been a President of the
United States of America, but he suffered a
mortal head wound witnessed by the whole world.
The whole world will think that he is dead, but
the world will be greatly astonished when it is
revealed that Antichrist is still alive. It is
confirmed in the following verse that the mortal
head wound of Antichrist only appeared to be a
death wound. Antichrist will miraculously
recover from the mortal head wound to cause the
world to be astonished and admire him greatly.(Rev 13:3 NIV) One of the heads
of the beast seemed to have had a fatal wound,
but the fatal wound had been healed. The whole
world was astonished and followed the beast.The beast is
the Ten-Horned beast, and the head with the
fatal wound is the Little Horn or Antichrist.
Please note that the fatal wound took place in
the past, and the healing took place in the past
when Antichrist makes his reappearance. In the
same way that Jesus came the first time to die
for the sins of the world, Antichrist will mimic
Jesus Christ in dying at his first appearance,
and then making his reappearance as the
conqueror on the white horse. Anyone with
just a little knowledge of American history
should be able to identify Antichrist from the
Biblical description of him. America has only
had one leader that the whole world believes
died with a mortal head wound. The mortal head
wound has been witnessed by literally billions
of people in movies and television. One can even
purchase his own personal copy of the computer
enhanced video showing the mortal head wound.
This is the primary reason that the whole world
has been greatly deceived into being absolutely
certain that Antichrist is dead. Antichrist will
be revealed in the very near future with his
mortal head wound healed, and the world will be
astonished, just as the Scriptures state.